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The FedSat Microsatellite Mission

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An Australian research microsatellite, FedSat with a complement of four payloads was launched from Tanegashima, Japan on 14 December 2002 into a near-circular sun synchronous 10:30 LT polar orbit at an inclination of 98.7° and altitude 800 km. Scientific experiments include a triaxial fluxgate magnetometer with a frequency response up to 100 Hz and a GPS receiver to monitor total electron content (TEC) and provide a precise orbit determination. Communications experiments include a Ka-band transponder and a UHF packet data service. A high performance computer payload will test reconfigurable computing technology.

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  1. Cooperative Research Centre for Satellite Systems, School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, 2308, Australia

    B. J. Fraser

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  1. World Institute for Space Environment Research - WISER, University of Adelaide, Australia

    A. C.-L. Chian

  2. INPE, Brazil

    A. C.-L. Chian

  3. University of Sydney, Australia

    I. H. Cairns

  4. University of Southampton, UK

    S. B. Gabriel

  5. FOM-Institute for Plasma Physics, Netherlands

    J. P. Goedbloed

  6. Kyushu University, Japan

    T. Hada

  7. Space Research Institute, Austria

    M. Leubner

  8. Institute for Chemical and Physical Processes/CNR, Italy

    L. Nocera

  9. University of New South Wales, Australia

    R. Stening

  10. Rice University, USA

    F. Toffoletto

  11. Indian Institute of Science, India

    C. Uberoi

  12. University of Chile, Chile

    J. A. Valdivia

  13. University of L’Aquila, Italy

    U. Villante

  14. University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, USA

    C.-C. Wu

  15. National Astronomical Observatories, China

    Y. Yan

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Fraser, B.J. (2003). The FedSat Microsatellite Mission. In: Chian, A.CL., et al. Advances in Space Environment Research. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-1069-6_28

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